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Beacon Falls vs Deep River vs Warren

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Deep River has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Warren has the highest household income ($135k).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureBeacon FallsDeep RiverWarren
People
Population
6,147Highest
4,458
1,415Lowest
Median age
48.4±3.8
18% above CT
46.2±5.6Lowest
12% above CT
52±5Highest
27% above CT
Warren and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18%±4.8Highest
CT: 20.2%
16.6%±4.7
CT: 20.2%
11.2%±3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Beacon Falls and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±4.4
CT: 18.5%
22.1%±4.1Lowest
CT: 18.5%
25.8%±6.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
Warren and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.6%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
44.6%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
55.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±3.2
CT: 7.1%
3.8%±2.2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
10.6%±9Highest
CT: 7.1%
Warren and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$101,516±$42k
6% above CT
$90,253±$19kLowest
6% below CT
$134,583±$33kHighest
41% above CT
Warren and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$350,300±$34kLowest
5% below CT
$362,200±$26k
about the CT average
$450,000±$38kHighest
23% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,921±$286Highest
29% above CT
$1,221±$185Lowest
18% below CT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,534Highest
about the CT average
$6,092
8% below CT
$3,769Lowest
43% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50.7%±30.4Lowest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±22.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
55.2%±63.8
CT: 52.6%
Deep River and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
8.2%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.5%
CT: 66.5%
69.2%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
93.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
18 yrs newer than CT
1974Lowest
7 yrs newer than CT
1984
17 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
23% above CT
24 minLowest
9% below CT
31 min
18% above CT
Work from home
20.3%±7.4Highest
CT: 16%
15.2%±5.6Lowest
CT: 16%
15.9%±2.7
CT: 16%
Beacon Falls and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #77 of 149 in CT #70 of 149 in CT —
School district Regional School District 16 Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 Regional School District 20
High school in town Woodland Regional High School Valley Regional High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.2Highest
9.3Lowest
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CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.